XAT Exam 2026: Answer Key(Out), Responses , Result, Cut-off

XAT 2026 Answer Key has been released on 9th January 2026. Key Objection window is also open. Response Sheet 2026 has been released on 6th January 2026. Exam Date has been announced. It was held on 4th January 2026 via online (CBT) method. Online facility will be accepted to download the answer key.

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XAT 2026 Notifications – Answer Key Released

 XAT 2026 Answer key has been released on 9th January 2026. Candidates can also submit their objections via login. Check here for answer key details.

XAT 2026 Exam Date has been announced. It was held on 4th January 2026. Check here for exam date details.

Every year XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) exam is conducted at university level. On the behalf of XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes), Xavier Labour Relation Institute (XLRI) conducts XAT entrance examination. Candidates can appear for XAT 2026 exam in case they want to get admitted into management courses.

All you need to know about XAT 2026:

• XAT 2026 exam was held on 4th January 2026...Check complete schedule below.
• Do you know, answer key for XAT 2026 is releasing soon in January 2026 via online mode. Get answer key details below.
• How many students appeared in XAT 2026 exam. Around 1 lac
• Are you confused about the score card of XAT 2026? Don’t worry let’s check result details below.

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To know entire information related to XAT 2026 exam such as answer key, exam dates,  result, score card, cut-off, counselling, admission process etc. candidates can go through the article below.

Answer Key Exam Dates

  FAQs Result Counselling

XAT 2026 Overview

XAT 2026 Exam Dates

Candidates can check out the table below to know the official schedule of XAT 2026 exam:

XAT 2026 Answer Key

The XAT 2026 answer key will be released in the second week of January 2026. It will be released after the few days from XAT 2026 exam. Through online mode, the answer key will be available.

Candidates will be able to access the answer key in PDF format. One are able to access the response sheet from 6th January 2026 on the website. Estimated score in the XAT 2026 entrance exam can be predicted with the help of answer key. Result will be prepared by the authority based on the answer key.

XAT 2026 Result

XAT 2026 Result will be announced via online mode, no other method will be applicable. Appearing candidates in XAT 2026 exam will be eligible to access their result from the website. It will be published in the third week of January 2026.

To download it, XAT ID and password will be required. For further admission procedure, candidates will have to take a hardcopy of result safe. Based on the marks scored by the candidates, a merit list will be prepared by the authority.

XAT 2026 Scorecard

Scorecard of XAT 2026 will be released from 31st January 2026 to 31st March 2026. Candidates will be able to download it via online mode. It will be released for every participated candidate in exam.

To download the scorecard, candidates will have to provide their login credentials on the website. With a help of XAT 2026 scorecard, candidates will be able to apply for various management programs institutes across the county.

XAT 2026 Cut Off

The cut off is the minimum marks one will have to obtained in exam to be eligible for further admission process. XAT 2026 cut off will be published via online mode on the website.

XAT 2026 cut off will be released separately by each participating institute on their respective website. Candidates are advised to check out the cut off marks of every participating institute before applying for it.

XAT 2026 Counselling

XAT 2026 Counselling procedure will be the last step of admission procedure. Qualified candidates in XAT 2026 exam will be eligible to participate in counselling session. There will be various participating institutes who conduct their separate counselling for admission in management programs.

Every participating institution will have their different admission procedure. There will be various steps in counselling such as Analytical Essay Writing (AEW), Group Discussion (GD), and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. To be eligible for admission, candidates will have to qualify both the counselling rounds.

Participating Institutes of XAT 2026

We have listed below the various XAT 2026 participating institutes below:

• Xavier Institute of Management, Xavier University
• Xavier Institute of Social Service
• Xavier Business School (XBS) St. Xavier’s University Kolkata
• XLRI Xavier School of Management
• Loyola Institute of Business Management, Chennai
• Joseph’s Institute of Management
• Xavier Institute of Development Action and Sciences (XIDAS)
• Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology
• Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
• Flame University: School of Business
• First India Group of Institutions
• Disha Institute of Management and Technology
• Calcutta Business School
• Development Management Institute
• Doon Business School
• Christ Institute of Management, Lavasa (Christ University)
• ABBS School of Management
• GITAM Hyderabad Business School
• BNM Institute of Technology

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs):

XAT 2026 Application Form

To know complete application form filling procedure, go through the section below:

• Registration for XAT 2026 has been started from 10th July 2025.
• No offline method is available, application form can be submitted via online mode only.
• To avoid the rejection of XAT registration form, candidates have to fulfill the eligibility criteria first from below.
• Details such as name, email ID, contact details are required to generate login credentials for further usage.
• Complete the form filling process by entering the personal, academic details, experience, etc. after generating the credentials.
• There will be requirement of some requisite documents such as certificates/ mark-sheets/ identity proof to be uploaded during form filling.
• Correction facility is also enabled by the university from 25th to 27th November 2025.
• Candidates have to select the XLRI programmes as per their preference & choose test city preference.
• Before the last date i.e. from 5th December 2025, candidates will have to complete the registration procedure.
• For further usage in admission process, aspirants are suggested to keep the hardcopy of application form safe.

Application Fee:

• Application fee of XAT 2026 is different for every category candidate.
• Online facility such as debit card (Rupay, Visa, Master Card, Maestro), credit card, net banking, IMPS, Cash cards, mobile wallets is available.
• To make payment, there is no offline method available.
• In table below, we have mentioned the application fee for every category candidate:

How to Apply for XAT 2026

Here we have mentioned the complete step-by-step process to fill application form:

• Step-1: Go to the website of XAT 2026 (Link is mentioned above).
• Step-2: Press the “Register” button on the homepage to proceed.
• Step-3: To generate login details, enter the valid details such as email ID and Phone number.
• Step-4: Continue the process by pressing the “Save & Exit” button.
• Step-5: Now upload the scanned documents as per the given specifications.
• Step-6: On the next page, enter the academic, personal details & work experience details.
• Step-7: Press the “Final Submit” button to proceed.
• Step-8: Select the online payment gateways and submit the prescribed amount of application fee as per your category.
• Step-9: Now press the “Submit” button again for final submission.
• Step-10: After submitting the details, a confirmation page will display on the screen.
• Step-11: Do not forget to take a hardcopy of registration form for further usage.

XAT 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates are advised to go through the eligibility section below before proceeding to fill the application form:

• Nationality: Candidates must be Indian citizen to be eligible for entrance exam.
• Age Limit: To apply for exam, there will be no age limit criteria.
• Qualification: Candidates with a bachelor’s degree or three-year duration program or equivalent from any recognized colleges or institute in any stream will apply for XAT 2026.
• Appearing: Aspirants appearing in final year of examination by 8th June 2026 will also be eligible to apply.

Candidates are suggested to keep visiting the website to get latest information related to XAT 2026 exam. The authority will release the XAT 2026 exam date soon on the website. Application Form for the same will be released in July 2025 via online mode.

In case of any queries related to XAT 2026 Exam, candidates can feel free to ask their queries below in comment section.